Prafulla (103 results)

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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Introduction. 1. Family back ground early life and education of Prafulla Chandra Ray. 2. Ray's career as a teacher and a scientist. 3. Ray's scientific thought. 4. Socio political thought of P.C. Ray. 5. Ray's economic ideas. 6. An organiser of Swadeshi Enterprise. 7. Conclusion. Bibliography. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray is a legendary figure in the world of chemistry. He was the father of an Indian School of Chemistry. A successful teacher at Presidency College and Calcutta University he was also the founder of the Indian Chemical Society. He is widely known for his thoughts on environment and science. He translated his theoretical knowledge into practice in the Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical works which he founded to inspire his countrymen and especially youth to undertake Swadeshi Enterprise. It has a remarkable success story. Though a household name there are few biographics of the sage chemist. This is the first ever exhaustive biography of Acharya P.C. Ray and fills a long felt void in the history of Indian science. 232 pp.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. I. Tribute to Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray: 1. A scientist in the world of Indology: initiation of the new chapter on pre modern history of science in India/Nupur Dasgupta. 2. Framing a history of Hindu chemistry: the influence of nineteenth century historiography of chemistry on Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray/Dhruv Raina. II. Science under the lens of history: 3. Merely solving puzzles or seeking truth? Some reflections on truth science, and related matters/Santanu Chacerverti. 4. Engaging with modern science and religious orthodoxy in contemporary Islam/S. Irfan Habib. 5. Swadeshi science and P.C. Ray's Bengal chemical and pharmaceutical works/Amit Bhattacharyya. III. Of technology and social history: 6. Technology of print past and the nation: vernacular print and its role in shaping Assamese linguistic nation/Sudeshna Purkavastha. 7. Indigenous technique and artisanal works: blacksmiths in colonial Rarh Bengal/Achintya Kumar Dutta. 8. Technology and handicraft production: experience of the leather workers of Bengal: 1870-1947/Supti Raha. 9. Assistive technology: the stages of accessibility in persons with disabilities/Bubai Bag. IV. Medicine and society: 10. Institutional care for the sick: the concept of hospital in early India/Sukla Das. 11. A bridge for passing: journey of indigenous medicine in a world of medical pluralism in Bengal 1870s to 1930s/Nupur Dasgupta. 12. Ayurveda and the emergence of indigenous pharmaceutical industry in the twentieth century India/Sutapa Saha Mitra. 13. The Indian health scenario: a stock-taking of six decades/Siddhartha Gupta. Index. The present volume comprising thirteen articles covers aspects the history of science technology and medicine from the ancient to the modern period. It focuses on the scope and cultural orientations in science, history of different branches of colonial India. The role of technology in cultural nationalism, the scene of plural medicine in colonial Bengal and evolution of some indigenous pharmaceutical companies have been discussed in the discourse. It includes articles on the emerging role of assistive technology for the disabled a critique of government policy on healthcare in contemporary India and the history of healthcare institutions in ancient India. It will be of interest to researchers and general readers.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents 1. My childhood and some of the important events. 2. India before and after the mutiny. 3. Teaching career and research. 4. A history of Hindu chemistry (vol. I and II). 5. Preface. 6. Some of the original research papers of Sir P.C. Ray. 7. The founding of Bengal chemical and other essays. 8. Presidential addresses. 9. Essays on diverse topics. 10. On communalism. 11. Letters. Chronology of life and works. In this the second volume have been collected some important seminal essays by Acharya Prafulla Chandra written at different periods of his life. The principal attractions of the book include an evocative description of his childhood (from his Autobiography) the important prize essay of his student years (first published in Edinburgh) India Before and After the Mutiny an account of his teaching career at the presidency college and of his early research activities some selected excerpts from his Hindu Chemistry and the story from his own perspective of the launching of the Bengal chemical. This volume has also been enriched by some of his important letters his opinions about matters of contemporary relevance and some of his important presidential addresses. The essay on the Acharya by his student and illustrious successor in chemical research Dr. Asima Chattopadhyay adds a new dimension in understanding the versatility of the great man and in assessing his contributions in today's context. Some rare photographs and a chronological table of his life and works enrich this volume. 920 pp.…

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First Edition. SIGNED & inscribed to Peter Porter. Fine paperback copy; somewhat sun-toned and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 95 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Poetry. Illustrations. India. Oriya. Intimacy. 1 Kg.

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First Edition. SIGNED & inscribed to Peter Porter. Fine paperback copy; somewhat sun-toned and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 95 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Poetry. Illustrations. India. Oriya. Intimacy. 1 Kg.

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Tapa blanda. DASGUPTA, N. / A. BHATTACHARYYA, EDS.: ESSAYS IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE. A TRIBUTE OF ACHARYA PRAFULLA CHANDRA RAY. KOLKATA, 2014, xii 320 p., 500 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (GA-2-4) 500 gr. Libro.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Small oblong 4to. Colour illustrated wraps. pp 8 (unpaginated), one colour illustration. Text in Italian. Art. Very good.

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